Another five days passed in the blink of an eye.
The days of ease are coming to an end.
Li Xiao's injury has almost recovered. He can't bask in the sun all the time. Although Beiping can run on its own now, it's time to go back and take charge of the overall situation.
In the past two days, Li Xiao and Zhu Yuanzhang talked day and night, and they were extremely harmonious.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was in front and Li Xiao was beside him.
The two of them were walking on the trail in Tianmo.
The sun sets in the west,
The afterglow shines on the wheat field, making the whole place warm and soft.
The ears of wheat in the wheat field sparkle in the golden sunshine and sway gently with the breeze, as if they are dancing cheerfully.
This is a masterpiece of nature, which makes people feel the beauty and tranquility of life.
"Old man, look at these acres of wheat. Throughout the ages, so many heroes have fought for it. In the end, it is nothing more than these lands. Because land can grow food, people must rely on the land to survive."
Looking at the farmers working in the distance, Li Xiao couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, you are young and can see things very clearly. This land is the root of the world, and these busy farmers are the foundation of the world. If the roots are rotten and the foundation is broken, the world will not be the same. It’s time for turmoil.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was also very comfortable at the moment, chatting casually with Li Xiao.
"That's right, the law of history always divides after a long period of time, and unites after a long period of time. In the final analysis, it is the ownership of these lands. The fundamentals cannot be destroyed."
Li Xiao couldn't help but think of the time in the late Ming Dynasty when the land was annexed and the people rebelled because they couldn't survive. He couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, it's a pity that the years are silent, the stars are speechless, the stars move, the sea changes, the sun rises and the moon sets, spring goes and autumn comes, Things have changed and people have changed. Who can guess what the situation will be like a few hundred years from now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned, looking into the distance, eyes narrowed, not knowing what to think.
After a long time, he said: "You said you were the county magistrate in Beiping."
Li Xiao nodded: "Yes, old man."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Do you want to be an official?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "No, you must be a good official, and you should be a great official."
At this time, Li Xiao didn't know that his Dong'an County had been designated as a special zone.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why are you so confident? You yourself said that it is difficult to be a good official."
Li Xiaodao: "I was born with such confidence and I can't change it."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Throughout the dynasties, the world has been divided for a long time and must be reunited. It is because of the annexation of land that the rich get richer and the poor have no place to stand. Can you change it?"
Li Xiao said: "Old man, to be honest, I am already trying to change."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "When did you start?"
Li Xiaodao: "From the moment I became the county magistrate, I have been in my position and planning my own affairs."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "This is not what you have to do. No county magistrate has such a lofty ideal."
Li Xiao: "Now that I'm here, I have to leave something behind. Life is so long, and I have to do something for my wife and myself."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "So. Do you like to be the master of Qingtian?"
Li Xiaodao: "I like it. It makes people feel satisfied to be called Master Qingtian."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We are just like you. If we do good things and others praise us, we will be so happy that we can't sleep at night."
Li Xiaodao: "This is a kind of spiritual pursuit, which is separated from ordinary material pursuits. You and I are the same, but I am different from you. I have not separated from material enjoyment. I will not live like you." When I’m so tired, I make myself relaxed.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You mean, we are very similar?"
Li Xiaodao: "I can't say we are similar, at least on one point, we have the same aspirations."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Which point?"
Li Xiao said: "Ideal."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What ideal?"
Li Xiao said: "The world is so big that there will be no more people dying of hunger."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the distant sky and said, "Yes. What a great ideal this is."
Li Xiaodao: "This is an achievable ideal."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "So, you will implement it in the places under your jurisdiction, right?"
Li Xiaodao: "This is also what I am doing."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Changkuai, remember what you said, don't let us down."
Li Xiao said: "What else do you think we need to pay attention to?"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Why are you asking me? Aren't you very confident? You feel that nothing is difficult in the world as long as you are willing, and you can cope with everything."
Li Xiaodao: "Listen to people's advice and eat enough. The old man eats more salt than I eat. I have rich life experience. I can always learn something."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you say you should pay attention, there is indeed one thing. If you do something drastic, it will be very difficult if it touches the interests of certain classes, and they will gang up to deal with you."
Li Xiao said: "Oh, thank you for the reminder, old man. I will be more careful."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Remember to avoid it."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Why should we avoid it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why not avoid it?"
Li Xiao said: "Because I'm not afraid."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why are you not afraid?"
Li Xiao said: "If you are not afraid, you are not afraid. Because you are not afraid, then you have nothing to fear."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Little brother, we hit it off right away. You are so appealing to me. We are also fearless people. We have a proposal."
Li Xiao: "What proposal?"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Let's worship each other and become sworn brothers."
Li Xiao: "????"
This is the so-called year-end friendship. We feel like old friends at first sight, regardless of age.
Li Xiao still nodded in agreement.
Erhu only felt that his scalp was numb, so he prepared yellow paper, an incense burner and incense for making friends, prepared a small table, and set it up in the field.
Zhu Yuanzhang had made friends with many people in his life, but that was before he became the emperor.
After becoming emperor, Li Xiao was still the first person.
The two stood in front of the table and lit incense.
Zhu Yuanzhang held three sticks of incense, looked at Li Xiao and said with a smile: "We are a bit strange. We don't kneel to the sky, the ground, God, or Buddha. We only kneel to our parents. Let's make friends while standing."
Li Xiao didn't have so many problems. He smiled and said, "I can do it."
Zhu Yuanzhang held the incense and said, "I am Huang Ba."
Li Xiao held the incense and said, "I am Li Xiao."
The two said in unison: "Today we become brothers, we share blessings and share hardships; we work together and never leave, as evidenced by the Emperor, Heaven and Empress."
Li Xiao continued: "I don't want to be of the same age."
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him and said, "Don't talk about it later, you will suffer a loss."
With that said, he put the incense in the incense burner.
Li Xiaoxin said, "It is indeed a bit of a disadvantage. I still have a long life."
Thinking like this, Li Xiao also put the incense in the incense burner.
The two of them bowed to the sky,
That's it.
The sworn vows were successful.
Li Xiao laughed and said: "Old man, from now on, you are the eldest brother and I am the younger brother."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It's a pity that you are leaving tomorrow and can't spend more time with us."
Li Xiao suggested: "Then today, we won't go home until we get drunk!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What a good idea. Let's go to the town and buy some good wine and food."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Okay, big brother, go ahead and I'll go to the kitchen to cook myself and cook two side dishes for you to try."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled happily: "You can also cook?"
Li Xiao said: "Just wait and see."
With that said, Li Xiao laughed, entered the yard, and got into the kitchen.
As soon as Li Xiao left, Erhu bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this Li Xiao is your grandson-in-law. Will it ruin his seniority?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Li Xiao's sworn sworn pledge is Huang Ba, not me."
Erhu cupped his hands and did not dare to say any more.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Erhu and said: "Erhu, do you think I am a little old and confused? How can I be a disciple of a younger generation?"
Erhu said hurriedly, "I don't dare, I just..."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and shook his head and walked towards the town.
"It's not that we are confused. We really like this guy so much. We feel like old friends at the first sight. We are afraid that one day, if his reform fails, I will not be able to help but kill him. How can I let him go?"
It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang had unknowingly given Li Xiao a way out.
Regardless of success or failure, the friendship of this sworn friendship remains.
Li Xiao will have a chance to avoid death and get a gold medal.
This death-free gold medal is the real death-free gold medal!
Not long after.
Erhu followed Zhu Yuanzhang and went to the town to buy a few bottles of old wine and some braised vegetables and meat, and then returned to the yard.
Li Xiao has already put some of his own special dishes on the table, which are ordinary home-cooked dishes.
"Hey, you really know how to cook."
Zhu Yuanzhang put the good wine and dishes he bought on the table, and sat down with a golden sword.
"I used to be a farmer. I was the only one who could only fend for myself."
Li Xiao explained with a smile, then picked up the wine flask, filled it for the old man, and then filled it for himself, "Brother, drink!"
"drink!"
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the porcelain bowl, clinked glasses with it, and drank it all in one gulp.
"So happy! Haha!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly. It was an unprecedented experience to interact with like-minded people in this status.
"This wine is okay, brother, drink it again!"
Li Xiao hit the mark again.
"drink!"
Zhu Yuanzhang drank another bowl of wine and felt extremely refreshed.
After finishing three bowls in a row, Zhu Yuanzhang was getting a little older and was too drunk. He waved his hands and said: "No, slow down, let's eat vegetables. You are young, but we are older, not as good as before."
"Okay, brother, let's eat the food."
Li Xiao smiled and put vegetables into Zhu Yuanzhang's bowl.
"You eat too, don't be stunned."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his chopsticks, and the two of them ate vegetables and drank wine slowly.
"You have a good drinking capacity, kid."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
"Hey, it's all through practice. My father-in-law can drink. I often drink with him. The more I drink, the more I can drink."
Li Xiao took a sip of wine and said with a smile.
"What kind of person is your father-in-law?"
Zhu Yuanzhang became curious and asked knowingly.
"My father-in-law is a man of great talent and great strategy!"
After drinking too much, Li Xiao became a little arrogant.
"Oh so powerful?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little jealous. The most talented person should be called the current emperor.
Li Xiao burped and said with a red face: "Isn't that right? The tiger father has no dog son. Because my grandfather-in-law is very powerful, so my father-in-law is also very powerful. Both of them are talented and resourceful people."
This is not bad. This sentence made Zhu Yuanzhang feel happy.
After three rounds of drinking, Li Xiao became extremely drunk.
Zhu Yuanzhang also had a great time chatting with him. Suddenly he thought of the topic he had not finished talking about that day and asked: "By the way, last time we scolded the current emperor, you said that the emperor has many problems. The first problem is a bad temper. What about the second problem?" What is it?"
Li Xiao said drunkenly: "The second problem is that you are stubborn and can't listen to other people's opinions."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy. Why was he talking?
Didn’t we listen to your opinion? ?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang still held back his temper and said: "Tell me, how can you be so willful? We just want to hear this."
Li Xiao picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "My lord, there are too many. I'll just talk about the most important one."
"You said there are no outsiders here."
Zhu Yuanzhang clinked glasses with him and listened carefully.
Li Xiao said slowly: "For example, if you don't listen to the officials' obstruction and give too much salary to the vassal king, you will bring down the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought Li Xiao was going to say something, that's all. He smiled and said: "The Holy One should be kind to his sons, isn't it? Ordinary people also make profits for their sons. The Holy One only has twenty-six sons today, so what else can he do?" Are you going to bring down the country?"
Li Xiaodao: "That's right. I agree with the Holy Father making profits for his son, but I didn't pay attention to the issue of multiples."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Just say something we don't understand."
Li Xiao thought for a while and realized that the ancients were indeed difficult to understand, so he decided to put it in another way and asked: "Old man, what kind of business do you do?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We have some land and we also sell grain."
This is the identity Erhu prepared for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "I guessed it, you are the grain merchant, so how about giving me some grain."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What's so difficult about this?"
Li Xiao said: "Don't rush to agree, I have a request."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Too much is not good."
Li Xiao chuckled and said, "I'm not greedy. You find a Go board and put one wheat on the first square, two on the second, four on the third, and so on. The number of wheat grains placed in the square is twice the number of grains placed in the previous grid, until the sixty-fourth grid is filled."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That's all?"
Li Xiao nodded: "Don't agree too early, this is a lot."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and disagreed: "It's a small problem, we have plenty of food, but does this have anything to do with the stubbornness you mentioned before?"
"You'll know if you try everything."
With that said, Li Xiao was finally too drunk, fell down on the table with a bang, and fell asleep.
Zhu Yuanzhang pushed Li Xiao with his hand and found that he was really asleep.
"You kid, you're only half-talking again."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly and stood up, "Zhang Hu, move this kid to the bed."
That's it.
Li Xiao fell into a deep sleep, and was picked up by Zhang Hu, who placed him on the bed and settled him down.
Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the palace.
The second day.
Li Xiao opened his eyes and suddenly found that he was lying down. When he looked again, there was no one around him. He couldn't help but said: "Hey, where is my dear brother?"
After rubbing his head, he realized that he had drunk too much.
I guess it was just a break last night. After all, I took better care of my elder brother last night. During the toast, the old man took a sip and I drank a bowl.
After shopping in the mall, I got up to stretch my body and wash up in the yard.
"Master Li."
Erhu stood outside the yard.
"Zhang Hu, good morning."
Li Xiao smiled and said hello.
"Master Li, the master of the house cannot come to see you off today because he has something to do. Let me see you off. You can keep this horse. It was given to you by the master of the family."
Erhu smiled and said, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that he would be reluctant to part with Li Xiao, so he asked Erhu to come and jumped a horse and gave it to Li Xiao.
"What a horse! This horse must be very expensive."
Li Xiao walked out of the yard and saw Zhang Hu leading a yellow horse with shiny fur and white hair on its head. It was round in shape like a full moon, with a strong body and wide hooves.
Such a horse would probably cost a thousand taels of silver to buy.
I didn’t expect that the old man was quite rich.
Erhu explained: "This is a yellow gelding, given to you by my master."
Li Xiao was a little embarrassed: "You deserve it."
Erhu said: "Don't ask for money, and don't refuse. You are sworn friends with my old man. He gave you the BMW. It is friendship. This is something that money cannot buy. The old man is not a reluctant person."
"Okay, then I will accept it. If the old man has the opportunity to go to Peking, I will definitely entertain him well."
Li Xiao nodded and took the reins of the yellow gelding.
"Don't give this horse away, and don't let it go."
Erhu suggested.
Although Li Xiao didn't know the identity of the Holy Sage, it was also a reward from the Holy Sage.
"This is inevitable. The gift my eldest brother gave me will never be given to anyone else." Li Xiao said with a smile.
Then he walked out of the house, put the packed package on his back, slung it across his back, and jumped onto the horse.
Li Xiao bowed his hands towards Er Hu: "Brother Zhang Hu, let's say goodbye. I will take care of you these days. Say hello to the head of your family for me. Goodbye today, see you later!"
After finishing speaking, Li Xiao raised the reins and left.
That's it,
The wonderful fate between Li Xiao and Zhu Yuanzhang came to an end.
Looking at Li Xiao's back, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Erhu also waved towards the back to express farewell.
"See you later."
"Hey, this Li Xiao has great riding skills."
"There are thousands of roads, safety comes first."
"Irregular horse riding makes relatives shed tears."
On the way, Li Xiao no longer dared to iron the phone or burn it.
Riding a horse, galloping all the way towards Peiping.
Homecoming is like an arrow!
Li Xiao feels that Peiping feels like home, and a place with family is home.
Because the yellow gelding could not be lost, Li Xiao walked and stopped all the way, resting in the post house before setting off.
As for the horse when I came here, I can just arrange for someone to pick it up when I get back to Peking.
In this way, we walked for ten days.
Finally arrived in Peiping and returned to Li Mansion.
Zhu Ningyun sensed Li Xiao's location early and waited at the door of Li's residence.
The moment he saw Li Xiao, the crystal tears in his peach blossom eyes couldn't help but roll down.
"Xiao Lang."
Zhu Ningyun ran towards Li Xiao like an arrow, threw herself into his arms, and the two held each other tightly.
As the saying goes, not seeing each other for one day is like three autumns.
Li Xiao went to Nanjing this time, and he stayed there for more than half a month. For more than half a month, the two of them thought about each other day and night, thinking about each other's appearance.
"I miss you, I miss you so much."
Zhu Ningyun hugged Li Xiao tightly and pressed against his chest.
"I miss you as well."
Why not Li Xiao? He also suffered from lovesickness and lost weight.
"Xiaolang, you have lost weight."
"I've lost weight thinking about you, and you've lost weight too."
"It turns out that everything in the book is true. It makes people feel haggard because of Yi."
"Then during this period of time, we will be together every day and quickly gain weight."
"Well, it's all up to you."
The sky is dark and the stars are faint.
The two of them walked back to the house holding hands like a couple in love.
The servants in the mansion have prepared dinner.
After a meal, we drank some wine.
Then the two of them looked into each other's eyes, drunkenly and deeply affectionate.
"Xiao Lang."
"Ningyun."
As the saying goes, a little separation is better than a new marriage, and the love after parting is deeper.
Back to the room
Everyone knows it, so there’s no need to say it.
In short, Li Xiao's system kept sending notification sounds.
【Ding! You and Zhu Ningyun are in deep love, and your love is so strong that you don’t envy mandarin ducks or immortals. Earn sweet points: 20,000 points. Trigger a 50x critical hit and get sweet points: 1,000,000 points. 】
【Ding! You and Zhu Ningyun are in deep love, and your love is so strong that you don’t envy mandarin ducks or immortals. .]
The next day, the sun shines three poles.
Ningyun was indeed tired last night and slept soundly.
Seeing her delicate body like mutton-fat jade with pear dimples, Li Xiao couldn't help but give her a gentle kiss.
He didn't want to wake her up, but Ningyun obviously felt it. He opened his eyes full of happiness and snuggled next to Li Xiao.
Resting on Li Xiao's arm, he was as gentle as a kitten.
"Yeah, you're holding my hair down."
Li Xiao moved his arm and said softly: "I still want to see you feel at ease."
Zhu Ningyun nodded shyly: "Me too."
Then, Zhu Ningyun briefly talked about the recent events in Peiping.
Nothing major happened, everything was moving in a good direction, the cloth shop business was getting better and better, recruiting more and more people, and the output was getting higher and higher.
But now the business is slightly saturated.
After all, too much cloth was sold during this period.
It's just a land that can't accommodate too high output, and some supply exceeds demand. If you want to continue to expand your business, you have to expand the surrounding mansions.
The franchisees of Li's Clothing Store have also become law-abiding and are willing to follow Li's Clothing Store.
Because they found that they could make decent money, and there were big trees where they could enjoy the shade.
Some of them want to expand their business to surrounding prefectures.
But he found that there were many obstacles, and he couldn't even rent a shop.
Because the cloth shops in other places had united to resist Li's cloth shop's entry, the local government did not want to see it either.
After all, after leaving Peiping, there were vassal kings in other places. They were not optimistic about Li Xiao's model of small profits but quick turnover. Instead, they felt that it was ruining their local economy.
"It doesn't matter, I'll go and inform them today and tell them not to think about expanding it yet."
After listening, Li Xiao said with a smile: "If you take too big a step, it's easy to lose track of things. In everything, you have to take one step at a time and work steadily. How long have we been in business? Let's do a good job in our three-thirds of an acre of land. If you do it skillfully, sooner or later you will enter the market in other places.”
Zhu Ningyun nodded happily: "Xiaolang, I actually thought the same thing. I have already told the franchisees under the cloth shop to ask them not to expand outside for the time being, but to improve the craftsmanship of the cloth and comprehensively improve the quality. The day we come out of the mountain is the moment of surprise.”
Li Xiao was overjoyed. He didn't expect that his wife was quite powerful. "Ningyun, we really want to go together. Right now we are cultivating internal skills and polishing a mature industrial chain. As long as we are stronger, no one can stop us."
Zhu Ningyun nodded slightly and said: "Then there is the matter of shipbuilding. Ma He has been transferred to our Li Mansion to build ships together with that Tian Zhiwei. Xiaolang, you said it is mainly used for escaping, so I will make my own decision and let them decide the location of the shipbuilding." We chose Binhai County in Tianjin Port, which is close to the sea, and we can go to sea once we build a boat."
Li Xiao smiled and nodded: "The position Madam has chosen is good, that position is fine."
Zhu Ningyun smiled slightly and added: "The current expenditures and accounts of Li Mansion during this period show that all the current properties of Li Mansion are 3.35 million taels. There is currently 920,000 taels of silver in circulation. However, the cost of the shipbuilding workshop that Ma He reported was too high. All in all, it was expected to cost 600,000 taels of silver. What kind of ship would cost so much? I didn't agree, so I only paid 50,000 taels of silver for the time being. "
Li Xiao explained: "It is true that we need so many. It is a treasure ship. It is the largest ship in the Ming Dynasty. You should try your best to meet Ma He's requirements. We will make money from other places to subsidize this ship. No matter whether it is used for escape or not, this ship can be used in the future." Produce great benefits.”
Li Xiao knew that Ming Dynasty banned the sea because of Zhu Yuanzhang's helpless move.
Because Japanese pirates were rampant, even Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have much to do.
When you build a treasure ship, equip it with cannons, go and deal with the Japanese pirates, then open up the Maritime Silk Road and harvest the whole world, won't it be a lot of money!
"I see."
Zhu Ningyun nodded and said, "I'll listen to my husband."
Li Xiao kissed her hard and said with a smile, "I feel so relieved to have you in charge of the family."
"Hate."
Zhu Ningyun said shyly, and then said: "By the way, there is something else I want to discuss with you."
Li Xiao nodded: "What's the matter?"
Zhu Ningyun said: "It's about Cuicui. She used your scar removal cream and her appearance has recovered a lot. She has a sweetheart."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "This is a good thing. Are you interested in the people in the house?"
Zhu Ningyun nodded and said, "That's the Li Xiongzhi who works with you."
Li Xiao understood and said: "Li Xiongzhi is fine. Leave this matter to me. I think Cuicui is quite good, so I will make the decision and marry Cuicui to Li Xiongzhi."
Zhu Ningyun worriedly said: "Will Li Xiongzhi fall in love with Cuicui? If he doesn't agree, it will be a bit difficult."
Li Xiao snorted: "You can't help him!"
Got up and had breakfast.
Li Xiao sat in the hall and summoned Li Xiongzhi, asking him to report on all the recent developments.
"Master, the operation of the newspaper has been stable during this period. It can sell 5,000 newspapers every day. The income and expenditure are completely balanced. No profit or loss."
Li Xiongzhi first reported the situation of the newspaper office.
Li Xiao nodded with satisfaction. This was the situation he wanted to see. Although the newspaper did not make money, it could not lose money.
Li Xiongzhi continued to report: "In addition, it is Fengyoujing. Li Kefang said that Fengyoujing has figured out a way to mass-produce it. As long as you give the order, the owner can start workshop production. The preliminary raw materials and workshops Together, it is estimated that three thousand taels of silver will be needed.”
Li Xiao nodded and said: "Summer will be here in two months. Then mosquitoes will fly everywhere and the people will suffer. Can the first batch be produced before August?"
Li Xiongzhi thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem."
Li Xiao ordered: "Okay, there is Liu Dakai at the newspaper office. For the time being, you will do your best to help Li Kefang with his affairs. Ask the princess to pay the money."
Li Xiongzhi cupped his hands and said, "I accept the order. I'll get busy now."
"etc."
Li Xiao waved.
"Master, what else can I do?" Li Xiongzhi said.
Li Xiao smiled and said, "I'll arrange a marriage for you. Are you willing to marry that girl Zhang Cuicui?"
Li Xiongzhi rolled his eyes and immediately knelt down to thank him: "Thank you, Master, I got what I asked for."
That Zhang Cuicui is not an ordinary person. If he can marry the princess's personal maid, his status in the Li Mansion will be further strengthened.
People tend to walk to high places and water flows to low places. Li Xiongzhi naturally wanted to climb up.
Moreover, Zhang Cuicui is not the princess, and there is no rule that she cannot take concubines.
How could Li Xiao not know what Li Xiongzhi was thinking? Now that he was working with him and making money, he would definitely take a concubine. Even if he stopped her, he would hide her in a golden house.
This is ancient times, and having three wives and four concubines is normal.
It was impossible for Li Xiao to resist this custom.
"Li Xiongzhi, don't think that I don't know your thoughts."
Li Xiao said seriously: "However, since Cuicui likes you, it is your blessing. That girl is very nice. You can play outside, but you can't let her down, you know?"
"yes."
Li Xiongzhi bowed: "Master, don't worry, I will treat Cuicui well."
Li Xiao waved his hand, "Go ahead."
Li Xiongzhi left happily.
There are many people in a mansion, and many things need to be considered.
Li Xiao also had his own considerations. Li Xiongzhi was loyal, and by giving him this marriage, he could work in the mansion with more peace of mind.
After returning to Peiping, I naturally had to visit my mother-in-law.
At noon, Li Xiao went to Prince Yan's Mansion with Ningyun.
Coincidence or not, fate is so wonderful.
Li Xiao came to the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion.
The carriage Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were riding in also just returned.
After getting off the carriage, I was so excited when I saw Li Xiao and Ningyun.
A few people exchanged greetings, and Zhu Gaoxu asked strangely: "What, brother-in-law, you just got home? Didn't you go back a long time ago?"
Zhu Ningyun smiled and explained helpfully: "Your brother-in-law is warm-hearted and quick-tempered. The road is uneven."
Li Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth, the road was indeed uneven and I fell into a trap.
Zhu Gaoxu admired him from the bottom of his heart: "A brother-in-law is a brother-in-law. A small chivalrous person is a friend and a neighbor. A big chivalrous person is famous for the country. Gao Xu admires him!"
Zhu Ningyun was slightly confused: "Hey Gao Xu, how do you know that the newspaper has not published this sentence yet?"
Zhu Ningyun selected the Condor Heroes from these scripts to watch, so she knew that this sentence was said by Guo Jing.
"Um?"
Zhu Gaoxu said strangely: "Gao Sui gave it to me after reading it. Gao Sui said you gave it to him."
Zhu Ningyun looked at Gao Sui doubtfully, "Have I given it to you?"
Zhu Gaosui grinned, showing his white teeth: "Sister, I went to see you once and saw a storybook on your desk, so I borrowed it."
Zhu Ningyun shook her head helplessly: "No wonder I can't find it no matter how hard I look."
Taking it without asking is a thief.
Everyone: "."
After all, skipping this little episode is not a big deal.
Who would blame a biological brother for peeking at his own?
Everyone entered Prince Yan's Mansion with laughter and laughter. When Xu Miaoyun saw a few people, she was so excited that she was speechless.
For such a long time, the prince, son and son-in-law were not here, and it was deserted.
"Come and sit down quickly and tell my mother and concubine what happened to you these days."
Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun took everyone to sit together to drink tea, and then asked the servants to quickly prepare for the banquet.
Li Xiao simply said that after he went, Gao Chi Anyang was fine, but when he came back, he saw some unevenness on the road and came back a little late.
Then Zhu Gaoxu told what happened in the court, and everyone was shocked.
"What, Zhu Yunwen and his father are each other's supervisors, each for two months??"
The most surprising thing is Li Xiao. This seems to be different from what was recorded in history.
Sure enough, history has undergone tremendous changes because of his intervention, like a butterfly flapping its wings.
According to history, Zhu Di was directly defeated at this time. Zhu Yunwen was established as the eldest grandson of the emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang assisted and taught him constantly.
In other words, the Battle of Jingnan will not happen, and what follows will not happen.
Li Xiao and Xu Miaoyun looked at each other and understood what the other meant. Now even if Li Xiao is a wise person, it will not help.
"It's all because of Li Xiao that your father has this opportunity."
Xu Miaoyun smiled slightly and explained: "According to the spies, everything Li Xiao has done these days has been spied on by the holy guards. I think Li Xiao will benefit the people and he will do this after he has received the holy will."
This was said for everyone to hear, but it was actually Xu Miaoyun who said it to Li Xiao alone.
At the same time, Xu Miaoyun also liked this situation very much. After all, the Jingnan War occurred, and the prince's improper position was criticized by future generations.
"Yes, the Holy One does know that surprising things are yet to come!"
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "In the court, some people made a fuss about this matter, saying that our brother-in-law acted wantonly and was lawless. However, the Holy Emperor did not punish him. Instead, he set Dong'an County as the Ming Dynasty Special Economic Zone and allowed changes! I’m sure the imperial edict will come soon.”
After the words fell, everyone was shocked.
Including Li Xiao himself, his scalp was numb from shock.
Have your affairs in Dong'an County been exposed?
Even if the Holy One knew about it, he wouldn't blame it, and he would still set it up as a special zone?
Oh my god. I am so lucky!
Li Xiao figured it out quickly.
Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed a bit cruel, but that was towards outsiders.
He is very protective of his family members. I guessed it right.
It seems that the history books are not correct.
Zhu Yuanzhang is actually quite amiable and easy to adapt to.
Li Xiao thought happily.
In this way, I can really flex my muscles in Dong'an County.
Before, at most I dared to secretly increase my salary and adjust my work schedule.
You can do whatever you want now!
Increase business tax, one whip law, divide every acre into an area, fully build housing estates, and become a state-owned enterprise
Li Xiao raised his hands to the sky and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Everyone agreed, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Xu Miaoyun looked at Li Xiao with a smile and said: "Li Xiao, during this period of time, you can manage your Dong'an County with peace of mind. If you achieve results, you can also give points to the prince. If the prince wins, everything will be fine."
This was said to Li Xiao alone.
They said it last time, if King Yan were defeated, Li Xiao's life would not be easy.
Li Xiao naturally heard the meaning and nodded: "Li Xiao understands."
At this time, the food and wine were served, and everyone sat around and started eating.
And this time.
A guard hurriedly walked in, "Princess Yan, urgent military situation!"
Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun frowned slightly and said: "Repay."
The guard handed over his hand: "Outside Datong City, Guilichi of the Alutai tribe, together with many tribes, summoned 150,000 leading cavalry, occupied Maoerzhuang, and set up camp thirty miles outside the city, and sent people to clamor outside the city every day abuse."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Xu Miaoyun frowned slightly. During this period, she was a little worried. Now that the crown prince has not been established and the prince has not returned yet, she was afraid that the Tatars would make some move, but as expected.
And Li Xiao was even more shocked. The butterfly effect was such a series that something like this happened again.
The last reign name of the Beiyuan regime was Tianyuan. In the battle at Yuerhai, it was completely broken up by Lan Yu, and there was no country title after that.
The next period was the Tatar period, which meant that many tribes could not become part of the Yuan Dynasty. However, the Tatar government still used the Han system of officials in the Yuan Dynasty.
Li Xiao is not too clear about the specific circumstances of this partial Beiyuan history.
But he seemed to remember the name Gui Lichi. He was a character, a ruthless character. He gave his father-in-law Zhu Di a headache and suffered a loss during the Yongle period.
But what is known now is that history has changed.
Because Zhu Di was not in Yandi, Zhu Yuanzhang went to escape the summer heat and let a child supervise the country. These Tatars on the grassland had some ideas.
"Damn it, my father dealt with them severely a few years ago. Seeing that my father is not here, he comes here to seek death again. I will charge into the battle and kill Guilichi from his horse!"
Zhu Gaoxu stood up suddenly, looking menacing.
"Gao Xu must not be reckless. It is June 2nd now. According to you, Zhu Yunwen has been in charge of the country for the second day. You cannot make the decision on such matters. You do not have military power. Such matters must be decided by the country. If you mess around, you can punish the crime, but it will be difficult for the prince to do it in the capital."
Xu Miaoyun analyzed the pros and cons and said.
In the past, if King Yan Zhu Di was here, he could directly lead the army to retreat. But now that King Yan is not here, he can only stick to the city gate. Whether to attack or defend, the supervisor has the final say.
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu sat down depressedly and thought to himself, Father, please hurry up and become the emperor. I can become King Yan and go out to kill.
Xu Miaoyun looked at Li Xiao again, "Li Xiao, this matter has nothing to do with you. Just govern your Dong'an County with peace of mind. Datong City is as stable as a mountain, with high walls and thick walls. There are also generals such as Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng stationed there. There is a barrier from the Great Wall, and the Tatars are not good at attacking the city, so there will be no serious problems."
Li Xiao smiled and nodded: "Yes, I am a seventh-level county magistrate, and I don't care about such things."
That's it.
The following days,
Li Xiao talks about love with Ningyun every day, and spends the rest of the time in Dong'an County.
Do what you have to do.
I am a small county magistrate, and these big things have nothing to do with me
at the same time.
Such news quickly spread to the court, causing an uproar.
In the Fengtian Hall, there is a small stool to the left of the dragon chair.
Zhu Yunwen was sitting on this small stool. He had been in prison for two days and presided over the morning court every day.
It was only after becoming a prisoner that I realized that the emperor was not easy to do.
As soon as things happen, the officials below will say something to you and I will say something.
It made him dizzy and couldn't hear a word.
Last night I stayed up very late correcting the memorials and had panda eyes.
After the memorials were revised, they were sent to the Zhongshu Province for promulgation and execution. He was not Zhu Yuanzhang. Many memorials were sent back and needed to be re-reviewed.
After retiring from the court, Zhu Yunwen was still confused, so he immediately summoned his three favorite ministers Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai, and Huang Zicheng to discuss it.
After all, the other officials in the court are not confidants and their abilities are average.
Only these three people recommended by grandpa must have real abilities.
Yes, after Zhu Yunwen's unremitting efforts, Fang Xiaoru was moved by his sincerity and became Zhu Yunwen's think tank.
It is worth mentioning that the official positions of these three people were all promoted by Zhu Yunwen, and now they have a great say in the court.
"Huang Qing, Fang Qing, Qi Qing, please take a seat quickly."
At this time, the three of them entered the Yangxin Hall, and Zhu Yunwen immediately greeted them enthusiastically.
After the three of them sat down, they began to discuss business.
Zhu Yunwen said anxiously: "Three gentlemen, how should we deal with it now? Why did we encounter this kind of thing as soon as we took office? It's really bad luck."
Huang Zicheng smiled and said: "Don't be anxious, grandson! It's a blessing in disguise. This is a good thing!"
Zhu Yunwen asked doubtfully: "Is this a good thing?"
Huang Zicheng touched his beard and said enigmatically: "Emperor Sun, His Majesty asked you to supervise the country to see your performance and compare it with King Yan. If you are ordinary, how can you perform well? This time the Tatars came Harassment is the best opportunity for the emperor's grandson to show his ability to handle government affairs!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen was startled at first, and then became ecstatic.
Yes, it is only two months to supervise the country.
I have not performed well in the past two months, how to compete with Yan Wang later.
Opportunities, really opportunities! !
Zhu Yunzheng said joyfully: "Huang Qing said very well, then what should I do, whether to attack or guard?"
Huang Zicheng said without thinking: "Naturally attacking! I am bright, and the thieves are shouting. If I can't keep it, what is Daming's face? What exists on the sanctuary? What should I look at you on the sanctuary?"
"Reasonable! Reasonable!"
Zhu Yunzheng laughed and said very excitedly: "If you commit me in China, although you must be far away! You must attack, kill the spirit of killing 鞑靼 fiercely! Let the emperor's grandfather look at my ability!"
For this opinion, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Fang Xiaoyi all maintained the same opinion.
Zhu Yunzheng was so excited that he paced in the hall, and then asked: "Since it is the attack, who should the send?
When it comes to candidates, the three people have different ideas.
Fang Xiaoyu pondered: "Datong is Yan Di, where the King of Yan is most familiar with soldiers, generals, army, and terrain. The King of Yan should be sent to attack.
Four uncle Zhu Yunzheng frowned slightly, not knowing right or wrong.
Huang Zicheng immediately rejected: "No! This is the ratio of the country, and sent the king of Yan, isn't it a good opportunity to give him merit?? Absolutely not."
"I think so too."
Zhu Yunzheng nodded: "Uncle Four is absolutely not possible. At this moment, he still avoids the summer with Grandpa Huang in Huangshan and shouted him. What is my face?"
At this time, Qi Tai proposed: "One candidate is feasible, that is, after the King of Zhongshan, Xu Huizu, the eldest son of Xu Da, Xu Huizu, and Xu Zuhui brave and good, won Xu Da's ability, and once stationed in Peiping, familiar with the military situation over there, ,terrain."
Huang Zicheng shook his head again: "Xu Huizu and Zhu Xi are relatives, let him gain military merit, what is the same as Wang Yan's military merit? Never do things that are not conducive to the emperor and grandson, must not be!"
The scene fell into silence again, and everyone was thinking about it.
This is, Fang Xiaoyu thought for a while, and said, "There is a powerful general who fights the North Yuan, and it is Liang Guogong Lanyu, who is in prison, let him wear sin to make a great victory!"
At this moment, without waiting for others to speak, Zhu Yunzheng shouted himself: "Crazy, let Lan Yu come out to stand up, my supervisor does not know that it can take a few days, this is definitely not good!"
Lan Yu hit Beiyuan, it must be proper, but who dares to release it?
Zhu Yunzheng said, how can this Fang Xiaoyu feel that it doesn't work? But the grandfather of the emperor should have read it correctly, but he just entered the court, and many court things were unclear.
Everyone fell silent again.
At this time, Huang Zicheng's eyes were on, and he was happy: "The minister thought of a candidate. After this person's hero, he was literary and military, and he loved the book of military books. He was graceful. Practice! Actual combat is never bad! "
Zhu Yunzheng's heart is happy, is there such a person in the DPRK? In a hurry, "Who?"
Huang Zicheng laughed: "There is today's Cao Guogong Li Jinglong!"
Hearing the words, everyone thought about it carefully, and they were happy in their hearts.
Without Huang Zicheng, there is no different time, that is, Li Jinglong, the son of Li Wenzhong! !
"Okay, this person can choose! This person will definitely break the enemy, can also make him military merit, grateful to me, and use it for me!"
Zhu Yunzheng was full of excitement, and he was so happy: "Just him, he, come, come, and call Cao Guogong Li Jinglong to see me!"
(End of chapter)
